The Latest Breaking News from the GEO Group

Private security at ICE jail in Texas accused of choking a handcuffed detainee

Criminal complaint states officer put enough force on detainee’s throat that he ‘tucked his chin down to his chest because he was gasping for air’

The Independent UK · May 23, 2025

ICE seized the mayor — his city united

Masked, armed federal agents arrested the mayor of Newark for doing his job — and citizens said no

Salon · May 13, 2025

Trump Admin Using Tech From Largest Private Prison Operator To Track Down Hundreds Of Migrants

A new analysis by The New York Times showed that the government has increased contracts with the Geo Group as it slashes spending across agencies.

Latin Times · Apr 14, 2025

Surveillance tech advances by Biden could aid in Trump's promised crackdown on immigration

President-elect Donald Trump will return to power next year with a raft of technological tools at his disposal that would help deliver his campaign promise of cracking down on immigration — among them, surveillance and artificial intelligence technology that the Biden administration already uses to help make crucial decisions in…

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024

Ice could add 600 beds to New Jersey detention center, documents show

ACLU obtains documents showing agency’s effort to expand state’s detention capacity for undocumented immigrants

The Guardian - US · Nov 22, 2024

Private Prison Stocks Soar Further After Trump Confirms Deportation Hawk Tom Homan as 'Border Czar'

Shares of The Geo Group and CoreCivic jumped on expectations of ramped-up detention and deportation efforts under Trump's new administration

Latin Times · Nov 12, 2024

More than 60 Ice detainees on hunger strike over ‘inhumane’ living conditions

People at two Geo Group facilities in California protest poor food quality, medical neglect and a working wage of $1 a day

The Guardian - US · Aug 26, 2024

Two Inmates Dead In Oklahoma Prison Disturbance

Tragedy at Lawton Correctional Facility in Oklahoma leads to deaths and injuries during a group disturbance. Investigation ongoing.

Top News · May 11, 2024

Immigrants at Colo. detention center face excessive solitary confinement, advocacy groups allege

DENVER -- Immigration advocacy groups allege abuse of solitary confinement and discrimination against people with disabilities at the Aurora, Colorado, immigration detention center in a complaint submitted Thursday to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s oversight entities.

The Denver Post · Jul 13, 2023

California tried and failed to ban for-profit ICE detention centers. What does that mean for other states?

WASHINGTON, D.C. — California's landmark ban on private prisons and immigrant detention facilities saw its fate sealed when a federal court officially repealed the 2020 law.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 3, 2023